Jane Felix-Browne, a 51-year-old who has herself been married five times previously, married Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, in Islamic ceremonies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and they are awaiting permission from Saudi authorities to make their marriage official, The Times said.

Felix-Browne, who uses the Islamic name Zaina Mohamad, becomes Omar bin Laden's second wife, and she divides her time between Britain and Saudi Arabia, according to The Sun tabloid.

"It would be nice if, like any other married woman, I could stand up and say this is my husband and this is his name, but I have to be realistic about things," she told The Times.

"I hope people don't judge me too harshly. I married the son, not the father."

The pair reportedly met while she was riding a horse near the Great Pyramid in Egypt, with Felix-Browne having visited the country to undergo treatment for multiple sclerosis.